The original BBC Micro was arguably the most influential computer ever built. The processor developed for it by Acorn computers was the foundation of ARM, the world’s largest semiconductor ...

A tiny programming board developed by the BBC to encourage UK kids to take up coding and kick-start a new wave of entrepreneurs is now available in the US. The BBC micro:bit was created by the BBC and ...

The BBC Micro Bit is the latest tiny programming board to arrive. As the name suggests, the BBC is hoping that the Micro Bit will follow in the footsteps of the legendary BBC Micro and inspire a new ...

It promises to revive fond memories for a generation raised on the BBC Micro. Now the BBC has shrugged off calls to rein in its “imperial ambitions” by unveiling the BBC micro:bit, a successor to the ...

The BBC micro:bit’s formal product partners have led on the software, hardware, design, manufacture and distribution of the device, whilst our formal product champions are playing a vital role in ...

Starting from this morning, March 22, about a million teachers and students across the UK will begin to receive a free BBC Micro:bit computer. The idea is to get an ...

Schoolchildren have used the mini-computers to learn to code The BBC Micro Bit mini-computer - used by millions of schoolchildren across the world - will receive its first major update since 2016. The ...

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Hi again! The one and only MICROBIT at your service. You really helped us out last time – you made your own Sonic Gadget to help fend off the Dalek menace but we’re not much closer to saving the ...

The Micro Bit was given to schoolchildren across the UK in March The Micro Bit mini-computer is to be sold across the world and enthusiasts are to be offered blueprints showing how to build their own ...